Globalization, Domestic Politics and the Introduction of New Public Management in the Commonwealth Caribbean

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the extent to which the adoption of New Public Management (npm) in the public services of four islands of the Common-wealth Caribbean was influenced by the forces of globalization. It evaluates the extent to which the features of npm have been successfully introduced in these countries and proposes that the countries under review may be classified along a continuum. For instance, while many of the features of npm have been introduced in Barbados, npm has not been introduced in Guyana. Both Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, however, have had partial success in introducing some features of npm. The article suggests, therefore, that while the primary catalyst for reforming public management systems may be similar, yet the success in adopting them is largely dependent on a number of factors operating within the domestic political system such as the governmental structures, the ethnic composition of the society, the way in which the governmental systems operate and the state of the economy in the various territories.1 Globalization and small states

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